It is the practice of registering names as Internet domains – particularly those of well-known companies or brands – in the hopes of reselling them at a profit. GrabTaxi Holdings said that 3 Corporate Services were seeking to benefit from a domain name that is “identical or confusingly similar to a name, trademark or service mark” belonging to Grab.

The ride-hailing firm also claimed that 3 Corporate Services tried to sell more “Grab” domain names for the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam – an accusation 3 Corporate Services denied. It in turn claimed that it was GrabTaxi Holdings which tried to obtain the “Grab” domain names for these three countries from it

Grab has a presence in these countries and several others in the Southeast-Asia region.

In alleging that 3 Corporate Services are cyber-squatters, GrabTaxi Holdings said that the company sought to benefit from a domain name that is “identical or confusingly similar to a name, trademark or service mark” belonging to Grab.

The trial for the civil suit will take place over three days in June this year.